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Team score
DV 30, Red Mtn 28
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145 – Mitchell (DV) vs. Perez (RM)
Gym is a lot louder now that the Mountain Lions have a shot
Perez definitely the agressor and finally gets takedown with 23 seconds left
2-0 after one
Perez takes top
My bad,
Reveral for Mitchell to tie 2-2
Perez escapes and gets takedown
5-3 after two
Mitchell chooses down
perez goes neutral t to make it 5-4
takedown on nice double for 7-4 lead
kicks him 7-5
Perez gets low single
9-5
kicks him
9-6 with 1 minute left
clock didnt run... retart with 39 left
no more scoring Perez pushed the issue, was the agressor but dint have enough
1 pt for attafing head
9-7 Perez
30-28 DV
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FYI next live blog will Flowing Wells Finals as I cant make Peoria this weekend because of wedding anniversary
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140 – Kearny (DV) vs. Bullard (RM)
Sorry tkdown for Bullard
reversal Kearny
Reveral Bullard and two near fall
6-2 Bullard after one
NO change with 43 secs left
6-2 Bullard entering the third
Kearny down to start the period
Bullard gets the pin at 5:28 and to keep team chances alive
30-25
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135 - Love (DV) vs. DeRosa (RM)
Love No. 8, DeRosa No. 4
DeRosa with a quick double and 2-0 lead
Love gets escape and it could have easily been two as DeRosa slipped
Love gets in deep on single but leads to stalemate
Another strong and quick double at buzzer for 4-0 lead
Neutral to start second
Love with a sweeping arm drag to close within 4-3 with 1:12 left
Love throws in the boots, works cross body but leads to Pot Dangerous
restart at 20 secs
DeRosa escapes with 2 secs left
5-3
Love chooses bottom
DeRosa kicks him after Love granby attempt
5-4 DeRosa
DeRosa close to another TD but Love fends him off by scooting hips, getting to edge line
More blood time... killing me... Hell's Bells another good song choice on PA system
restart with 39 secs left
5-4 DeRosa
More scrambles but no change, best match of the night
restart at 19 secs
Love cant get the needed TDown
5-4 winner for DeRosa
30-19
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130 - Gardner (DV) vs. Sanchez (RM)
Gardner No. 8 and Sanchez No. 7 in state rankings
A good flurry on the edge but no change
still neutral with 27 left
0-0 after one
Gardner down to start second
uses stadning switch to get escape
1-0
Stalling on Rivera
Gardner misses points on the edge on a lateral drop
blood time for Rivera at 38 seconds
Gardner gets the takedown and gets instantly into a near-side cradle and keeps there until the buzzer
6-0 after two
more blood time for Rivera
Neutral to star third
Gardner tries another throw, but gets caught for Rivera takedown.. stopped for more blood time before he gets a chance to trying anything on top
Song choice of the night: Crazy train
After restart Gardner decides to go neutral
gets takedown wioth 43 seconds left for 8-2 lead
Rivera hits petersen for reversal but no backpoints
More blood
ok, restart finally
12 seconds left
9-4 Gardner
and that's how it ends
30-16 DV
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125 - Mathers (DV) vs. Gutierrez (RM)
Mathers gets the takedown, working on pinning combos
uses half for the pin at 1:05
27-16
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119 - Struck (DV) vs. Rivera (RM)
Struck got the intital takedown
But Rivera gets reveral and backpoints for 4-2 lead
Rivera gets two more NF on a half. It was about a 1/2 second away from being 3 as Jones nearly got to a five count when the buzzer sounded
6-2 after one Rivera
Stuck down to start the second
More Near fall for Rivera for 8-2 lead
Struck banged for stalling
3 near fall to make it 11-2
Neutral to start third
Rivera gets takedown
Stuck gets headlock for reveral and two back points
Rivera gets reveral
16-6
Three more near fall
21-6 for TFall
21-16
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112 - Ortega (DV) vs. Pfeifle (RM)
Ortega opens with a single leg for the 2-0 led but Pfeifle gets an escape
Ortega gets another TD for 4-1 lead with 53 seconds left
Pfeifle gets escape and double leg at the buzzer
4-4 after one
Pfeifle escapes to take 5-4 lead but Ortega comes back with third takedown of the match to regain led at 6-5
kicks him out
6-6
Backfires as Pfeifle gets takedown and 8-6 lead
Both wrestlers appeared to be gassed as third period starts with Ortega taking down
Riding him out so far
Pfeifle finshes it off with a 9-6 win after Ortega nailed with second stalling
Ends DV's 5 match streak
21-11 DV
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103 - Mathers (DV) vs. Brooks (RM)
Mathers gets double, throws in the boots and starts cranking the cross body and hits the guillotine for two NF points
4-0 Mathers
And thats the score after one
Brooks defers and Mathers takes down
Brooks riding him out, which is great but Mathers reveres with 12 seconds left
6-0 after two
Mathers getting injury timeout for what looks like a knee
Brooks takes bottom
A lot close scoring from both wrestlers but no changes
6-0 with 17 left, Mathers looking for major
doesnt get it
6-0 Mathers
21-8 DV
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HVY - Arredondo (DV) vs. Keledjian (RM)
Arredondo is a 215 pounder if it weren't for Bambic
Not much action, just the pushing and shoving, jockeying for position that leads to a bunch of nothing
0-0 after one with no shots taken
Arrendono deferes, Keledjian takes bottom
Keledjian gets escape with 1:00 left
1-0
Arredondo gets a double and the pin in 3:56
18-8 DV
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215 - Bambic (DV) vs. Worth (RM)
Both are stockier athletes, not the cut, physically imposing kids you some time see at this weight class with the elite kids
Bambic No. 2 in state, Worth No. 4
Nothing through first 1:12
Bambic gets in deep on double but goes out of bounds
Ends up with the first takedown with about 10 secs left in the first
2-0 after one
worth defers, Bambic takes down
The sophomore escapes and then gets a quick takedown on a slick single
Worth gets an escape
5-1 with 1:14 left
Worth comes back with a takedown
5-3 with 57 secs left in second\
Stalling on Worth at 39 seconds
Locking hands on Worth followed by a quick escape by Bambic makes it 7-3 after two
Worth's choice and he takes down
Quick escape, takedown Bambic, kicks him out
9-5 Bambic with 1:20 left
Bambic shoots double, swithes off to single and gets the 2 for the 11-5 win
12-8 DV
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189 - Dixie (DV) vs. Crance (RM)
This is one of the matche that DiDomenico said they needed an upset to really make a push
And Dixie takes him down to his back, off an arm drag I think, and gets a 5 point move in the first minute
Crance gets reveral with 5 seconds left to make it 5-2 Dixie after one
Dixie takes down to start second
Dixie gets reveral with 1:23 left in 2 period for 7-2 lead
He gets two back points before Crance makes his way out of bounds
9-2
Crance gets a reversal against at the buzzer to make it 9-4
Crance takes bottom to start third
Crance with the reveral as Dixie spent too much time on his hips I always got yelled at for that)
9-6
Stalling on Dixie
Dixie gets an escape on the edge
10-6 with 26 secs left
Dixie secures win with takedown at 8 seconds
12-6
9-8 Desert Vista
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171 - Schoepf (DV) vs. Woodland (RM)
Schoepf's rise to a state title contender after doing nothing at state has taken DV to the next level
He gets the takedown and double chicken wing for a 4-0 lead off the whistle, Woodland fights off his back gets escape
Schoepf makes it 6-1 with a single lef and then power half makes it 8-1
Woodland shows spunk by getting reveral
8-3 after one
Schoepf takes down after Woodland defers
Schoepf gets reveral for 10-3 lead
Gets the pin at 3:04
8-6 Red Mtn
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160 - Martinez (DV) vs. Davis (RM)
Martinez No. 4 in the state, Davis No. 1
A lot fighting for position until 24 seconds
Davis gets in deep on a single, picks it up for a double and takes Martinez down for the two.
Injury time for Martinez
restart with 10 secs left
A good scramble but it ends at 2-0 after one
Martinez defers, davis takes down
Restart at 1:30 no change
Davis gets reveral at 1:15 for 4-0 advantage
Martinez gets out for a whizzer on the edge, but Jones rules OB before getting release
still 4-0 with 43 seconds left in 2nd
Stalling on Davis with 25 seconds left
restart at 22 seconds
Martinez not getting hand control, Davis just following each move attempt
4-0 after two
Martinez takes down
Martinez comes out the back door for escape to make it 4-1 with 1;21 left
Martinez takes bad shot, gets caught on his knees and Davis essentially bullies him for thje takedown at 53 seconds
6-1 Davis
Davis chooses to go neutral at restart and gets another takedown for 8-2 lead with 18 left
and that's the final
8-2 Davis
8-0 Red Mtn
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152 – Campbell (DV) vs. Lott (RM)
Lott got the initial takedown
Lott used arm bar/ figure 4 for 2 near fall
then added three more on a simple suck back on a sitout.
7-0 Lott
Lott defers, Campbell takes down
Lott used leg turk to stack for two more NF
9-0 after two
Lott takes neutral
Head and arm schuck leads to a takedown and a 11-0 lead
Power half off cross body makes it 13-0
kicks him out then gets TK with 55 seconds left
15-1
Lott restarts from neutral and ends up getting just the TFall 17-2. Campbell fought off a headlock the last 22 seconds instead of giving up the pin
5-0 Red Mtn
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Got Charlie Jones as the ref - one of the best.
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Red Mountain sent out the whole for the team captain toss
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Senior night now over, and the team introductions are coming along soon. I hope.
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Apparently it is senior night so the start is being delayed even more.... and I am running out of material.
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Desert Vista enters the meet at 4-0 with wins over Highland, Mountain Pointe, Skyline and Marcos de Niza.
Red Mountain is 10-2 with a one-point loss to Corona and the other to Ironwood Ridge.
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The JV match went to DV 39-33 and the freshman match is still going with DV up 39-21.
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The obvious big matches are at 160 and 215 with 135, 130 and 119 being quality matches.
I think DV has the ipper hand and Red Mountain will need upsets at a couple of weight classes (145 and 189 are possibilties) to make a push.
I see something like DV 35, RMtn 24
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Both teams are coming of winter tournaments as DV won the North Torrance TOC and Red Mtn - after barely making it there because of flight cancelations - finished 16th out of 24 teams in a Pennsylvania tournament.
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The match is starting at 152
Lineups (unofficial, coaches decisions)
103 - Mathers (DV) vs. Brooks (RM)
112 - Ortega (DV) vs. Pfeifle (RM)
119 - Struck (DV) vs. Rivera (RM)
125 - Mathers (DV) vs. Gurierrez (RM)
130 - Gardner (DV) vs. Sanchez (RM)
135 - Love (DV) vs. DeRosa (RM)
140 - Kearny (DV) vs, Bullard (RM)
145 - Mitchell (DV) vs. Perez (RM)
152 - Campbell vs. Lott (RM)
160 - Martinez (DV) vs. Davis (RM)
171 - Schoepf (DV) vs. Woodland/Williams (RM)
189 - Dixie (DV) vs. Crance (RM)
215 - Bambic (DV) vs. Worth (RM)
HVY - Arredondo (DV) vs. Keledjian (RM)
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The announcer here is doing some play by play during JV match and I heard "So and so did a good good getting off his back, but he is still down 8-0" and all of a sudden I had a flashback to my career.
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OK, here we are again. The live blog from the Ahwatukee Foothills News. Tonight is an important Fiesta Region dual meet between the Thunder and Mountain Lions.
A lot of their top wrestlers are at the same weight classes so it should be one of the better dual meets of the season.
I hope to get started around 6 p.m. with the match scheduled for 6:15 p.m.
Just a few reminders:
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